SERMON TOPIC: The suffering servant
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 23 March 2020
Sermon synopsis: In Isaiah there are 4 poems written about the “servant of Yahweh,” or God’s “Suffering Servant” culminating in the famous chapter 53.
1) Isaiah 42:1-9
2) Isaiah 49:1-12
3) Isaiah 50:4-9
4).....
SERMON TOPIC: Living water
BY: Prudence Mabasa ON: 22 March 2020
Sermon synopsis: John 4:13-14 (NIV) Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in.....
SERMON TOPIC: The parable of the ten virgins
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 15 March 2020
Sermon synopsis: Jesus warned of signs that would lead up to his Second Coming, like the increase in false messiahs, wars, earthquakes and Christian persecution. He also predicted increased pestilences - and in the.....
SERMON TOPIC: Judgements
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 13 March 2020
Sermon synopsis: There are 3 main judgments that are often confused:
- The Bema judgment
- The Sheep Goat judgment (of the nations)
- The Great White Throne judgment
SERMON TOPIC: The bride of Christ
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 13 March 2020
Sermon synopsis: There are 3 main judgments that are often confused:
- The Bema judgment
- The Sheep Goat judgment (of the nations)
- The Great White Throne judgment
SERMON TOPIC: Answering the unbeliever - Part 1
BY: Ken Paynter ON: 8 March 2020
Sermon synopsis: Common questions asked when a Christian is confronted by a staunch unbeliever.
1) What about the heathen who haven’t heard the Gospel?
2) What about the sincere Buddhist, Hindu etc?
SERMON TOPIC: The Rapture
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 6 March 2020
Sermon synopsis: Will Jesus return unexpectedly and take us to heaven, leaving sinners behind to go through the 7-year tribulation?
Matt 24:37-44 (NIV) As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming.....
SERMON TOPIC: CH 13-14 - Matthew 24 and The Great Tribulation
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 28 February 2020
Sermon synopsis: Some critics of Dispensationalism hold that earthquakes, wars, famines and false Christs are not signs of Jesus’ return because these events have always happened. But if this is true, then Jesus’ is.....
SERMON TOPIC: Deliverance from demon possession
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 23 February 2020
Sermon synopsis: Exorcism is the practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person, or an area, that are believed to be possessed.
Unlike the Jewish exorcists, Jesus did not use any.....
SERMON TOPIC: CH 12 - The parables - Part 3-5
BY: Ken Paynter ON: 21 February 2020
Sermon synopsis: A look at the parables in the Gospels of Mark and Luke.
SERMON TOPIC: Fear and the Fear Of God
BY: Ken Paynter ON: 16 February 2020
Sermon synopsis: The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
The Fear of God will keep us from fearing man.
The Fear of God is the whole duty of man.
The Fear of God keeps our spiritual ears open.
The Fear.....
SERMON TOPIC: CH 12 - The parables - Part 1-2
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 14 February 2020
Sermon synopsis: What was the purpose of Jesus’ parables:
1) To teach heavenly truths using earthly stories people could relate to. They understood stories about farming, fishing, commerce, kings and servants.
2).....
SERMON TOPIC: Can a Christian be demon-possessed
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 9 February 2020
Sermon synopsis: Some started teaching many years ago that Christians can be demon-possessed. This false doctrine is unbiblical and implies that demons are more powerful than Christ indwelling the Christian. The.....
SERMON TOPIC: CH 9-11 - Baptism and Laying on of hands
BY: Ken Paynter ON: 7 February 2020
Sermon synopsis: A look at the following topics:
- The Spirit of the leader
- Go make disciples
- Laying on of hands
SERMON TOPIC: Outreach and Evangelism
BY: Ken Paynter ON: 2 February 2020
Sermon synopsis: The root of the word evangelism, evangel, is derived from the Greek word euangelion which is translated good news. From that same word, we derive the word gospel. Many words in English are.....
SERMON TOPIC: CH 7-8 - The Kingdom of God
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 31 January 2020
Sermon synopsis: 1) The Kingdom was predicted by Daniel, Isaiah and all the prophets.
2) The Kingdom was offered to Israel.
3) The Kingdom was refused by Israel.
4) The Kingdom was replaced by an interim Kingdom.....
SERMON TOPIC: CH 6 - Authority of the church
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 31 January 2020
Sermon synopsis: A person who exercises authority must himself be a person under authority. The NT church had a plurality of elders in each church.
Titus 1:5 (NIV) … appoint elders in each town as I instructed.....
SERMON TOPIC: Causes of demon possession
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 26 January 2020
Sermon synopsis: The Bible does not explicitly say what causes possession - only what causes re-possession. Simply being unsaved does not mean you can be possessed, or else all non-believers would be possessed. Even.....
SERMON TOPIC: CH 5 - Servant leadership
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 25 January 2020
Sermon synopsis: Jesus taught what today we call “servant leadership”, a philosophy in which the main goal of the leader is to serve.
The world judges a man’s greatness by how many people serve him.
Matt 20:25.....
SERMON TOPIC: CH 3-4 - The sermon on the mount
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 24 January 2020
Sermon synopsis: The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus, which emphasizes his moral teaching found in the Gospel of Matthew 5-7). It is the longest continuous discourse of Jesus.....